Foes of Ohio city's parking plan forcing vote

Friday April 19, 2013 8:45 AM

CINCINNATI (AP) — Opponents of a plan by Cincinnati officials to lease out city parking have enough signatures to put it to a November vote.

The Cincinnati Enquirer reports (http://cin.ci/13rmJJo ) that the Hamilton County Board of Elections says that 200 more petition signatures than the 8,522 needed have been validated. There are still more to be counted from petitions circulated by people who want a referendum on parking.

The city would lease its meters, garages and parking lots, getting $92 million in upfront revenues it says would close a budget gap and fund major projects.

Opponents say turning over the parking system would lead to higher rates and penalties, and hurt city residents and businesses.

City officials have said blocking the parking plan could lead to police, fire and other city layoffs.

Police in suburban Cleveland say they're pursuing charges against five customers of a Chuck E. Cheese's after employees were attacked when a manager didn't respond quickly enough to a complaint about a malfunctioning photo booth.

A video allegedly found at the crash site of Germanwings Flight 9525 captures the terrifying moments inside the passenger jet before it slammed into a mountain in the French Alps, two media outlets reported Tuesday.

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